Best Pokemon Go Mega Gardevoir Raid Counters in 2023

The Pokemon Go Valentine’s Day Event 2023 is currently underway in Pokemon Go.

From Wednesday, February 8th to Tuesday, February 14th, 2023, Pokemon Go trainers can participate in the Pokemon Go Valentine’s Day Event 2023. During the event, there will be an abundance of cute Pokemon. Keep an eye out for the Tapu Lele raid and the debuting Mega Gardevoir Raid. Trainers can still actively work on the Shadow Registeel questline during the event.

Tapu Lele and Mega Gardevior are the second raids taking place during February and will be available from February 8th to February 15th, 2023. Many trainers will most likely try to shiny hunt Tapu Lele since its shiny variation is making its Pokemon Go debut. Mega Gardevoir will also have shiny variations as rewards but those were previously in Pokemon Go. Both Pokemon have similar weaknesses, but for this guide, we will be focusing on the best Mega Gardevoir raid counters.

This is the first time covering Mega Gardevoir. Keep an eye out for the Shiny Tapu Lele and Shiny Gardevoir.

With that in mind, let’s dive into the best Mega Gardevoir raid counters:

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Best Mega Gardevoir raid counters in Pokemon Go

Mega Gardevoir Raid Stats

Mega Gardevoir is a Psychic, Fairy-type Pokemon.

It is weak to Ghost, Poison, and Steel-type moves.

Mega Gardevoir Raid CP is 50532

Mega Gardevoir’s Base HP is 169

Its Attack is 326 and its Defense is 229

The Base catch CP is between 1,688 to 1,767

The Boosted Catch CP is between 2,110 to 2,496

It is Weather Boosted by Cloudy or Windy weather

Its Fast moves can be Confusion, Charge Beam, or Charm

Its Charged moves can be Psychic, Shadow Ball, and Dazzlng Gleam

Gardevoir will know Synchronoise

Mega Gardevoir Raid Counters

Going into the Mega Gardevoir raid, trainers will need a team of Pokemon with type effective moves, well-rounded Pokemon, or high defensive stats. Overall, Mega Gardevoir is a heavy hitting fairy-type Pokemon. Thankfully it is easy to take down due to its vulnerabilities and average HP stats.

The raid can be easily completed by a team of 3 to 5 trainers; a team of 5 to 9 trainers can take it down quicker and a team of 8 to 20 trainers can burn through it making a better completionist bonus.

Using Mega Pokemon such as Mega Gengar, Mega Venusaur, Mega Scizor, or Mega Aggron will make the battle a lot easier for most trainers. Ultimately, you will want to use Ghost, Poison, and Steel-type Pokemon. Be careful, because the raid can be difficult if using Fighting, Dragon, or Dark-Types.

Here are the best counters to overcoming the raid. Some of these recommendations can be substituted out for Pokemon with type advantage or a better move set.

Primary Ghost Types:

Mega Gengar – Shadow Claw & Sludge Bomb

Chandelure – Hex & Shadow Ball

Giratina – Shadow Claw & Shadow Force

Mewtwo – Psycho Cut & Shadow Ball

Alakazam – Psycho Cut & Shadow Ball

Hoopa – Astonish & Shadow Ball

Alternate Ghost Types:

Mega Banette – Shadow Claw & Shadow Ball

Gardevoir – Charge Beam & Shadow Ball

Darkrai – Feint Attack & Shadow Ball

Dusknoir – Astonish & Psychic

Drifblim – Hex & Ominous Wind

Cofagrigus – Shadow Claw & Shadow Ball

Mismagius – Hex & Shadow Ball

Trevenant – Shadow Claw & Shadow Ball

Primary Steel Types:

Mega Scizor – Bullet Punch & Iron Head

Metagross – Bullet Punch & Meteor Mash

Dialga – Metal Claw & Iron Head

Genesect – Metal Claw & Magnet Bomb

Jirachi – Charge Beam & Doom Desire

Excadrill – Metal Claw & Iron Head

Alternate Steel Types:

Mega Aggron – Iron Tail & Heavy Slam

Steelix – Iron Tail & Heavy Slam

Registeel – Metal Claw & Flash Cannon

Celesteela – Air Slash & Heavy Slam

Cobalion – Zen Headbutt & Iron Head

Steelix – Iron Tail & Heavy Slam

Bisharp – Metal Claw & Iron Head

Aerodactyl – Steel Wing & Iron Head

Primary Poison Types

Mega Beedrill – Poison Jab & Sludge Bomb

Nihilego – Poison Jab & Sludge Bomb

Overqwil – Poison Jab & Sludge Bomb

Roserade – Poison Jab & Sludge Bomb

Victreebel – Acid & Sludge Bomb

Vileplume – Acid & Sludge Bomb

Alternate PosionTypes

Mega Venusaur – Vine Whip & Sludge Bomb

Skunktank – Poison Jab & Sludge Bomb

Toxicroak – Poison Jab & Sludge Bomb

Scolipede – Poison Jab & Sludge Bomb

Deoxys – Poison Jab & Zap Cannon

Galarian Slowbro – Poison Jab & Sludge Bomb

Remember Shadow Bonuses

Remember, Shadow versions of some of these Pokemon can be more efficient.

Let Us Know!

Make sure to get your shadow Registeel while you can. Tapu Lele and Mega Gardevoir will be available from February 8th to February 15th. Mega Pidgeot and Regirock will replace them and be available until February 22nd.

Which of these two will you shiny hunt?

For additional Pokemon Go news or raid guides, check out our Pokemon Go section.

If you want to add me on Pokemon Go, my trainer code is 3979-2857-6892. If you want to be invited to a raid throughout the month, follow me on Twitter at KillerKDemons.

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